So, what is more risky – taking a bath or flying on a plane? We all will die of something. Here are the odds of dying of various causes during your lifetime (2013 statistics):
- Odds of Dying: 1 in 1
- Heart disease: 1 in 6
- Cancer: 1 in 7
- Smoking Related: 1 in 9
- Chronic lower respiratory disease: 1 in 27
- Stroke: 1 in 28
- Obesity-related: 1 in 35
- Intentional self-harm: 1 in 97
- Unintentional poisoning and exposure to noxious substances: 1 in 103
- Motor vehicle accidents: 1 in 113
- Falls: 1 in 133
- Assault by Firearm: 1 in 358
- Pedestrian hit: 1 in 672
- Accidental drowning: 1 in 1,183
- Fire or smoke: 1 in 1,454
- Choking: 1 in 3,408
- Bicyclist: 1 in 4,337
- Odds of drowning in a bathtub: 1 in 9,377
- Air and space transport accidents: 1 in 9,737
- Exposure to excessive natural heat: 1 in 10,784
- Storms: 1 in 63,679
- Hornets, wasps, bees: 1 in 64,706
- Legal execution:1 in 111,439
- Dog attack: 1 in 114,622
- Killed by lightning: 1 in 174,426
- Odds of being killed by a shark: 1 in 3.7 million
Other odds for handy reference and comparison:
- Odds of winning megamillions (per ticket): 1 in 258.6 million
- Odds of winning powerball (per ticket): 1 in 175 million
- Odds of hitting a hole-in-one on two consecutive par three holes: 1 in 156 million
- Odds of being struck by a meteorite: 1 in 700,000
- Airplane deaths per 100 million passenger miles: 0.01
- Bus and train deaths per 100 million passenger miles: 0.05
- Automobile deaths per 100 million passenger miles: 0.56
- Deaths from car accidents (US – 2010): 35,332
- Deaths from the flu (US – 2010): 50,097
- Deaths from dog bites (US – 2010) 33
- Deaths from Venomous Snakes: 5
- Deaths from Poisonous Spiders: 7
- Airline crash deaths (US – 2010): 0
What should we learn from the above data?
- Spiders and snakes don’t really kill many people. Neither do sharks.
- We should be most concerned about heart disease, cancer, and other 21st century diseases.
- Infectious diseases are not material causes of death.
- Take lifestyle steps to decrease your risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke and other diseases.
- get a flu shot
- Flying is really safe.
- enjoy everyday
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